In addition to meeting the business’ core travel needs, you need to be able to deliver expert cost management and reduction strategies, and mitigate associated risks.

This role holds the responsibility for end to end management of the travel spend across 3 regions, and for developing a strategic approach to travel, including policy, sourcing, supplier management, stakeholder management, reporting and business wide communications.

Key responsibilities:

Develop and maintain a strategic approach to all aspects of travel management, with both short and longer term plans for active management of all travel costs and associated expenses

Tender and negotiation of contracts and rates with all appropriate travel suppliers

Travel policy and procedures ownership, including reviewing programme compliance and performance against policy. Regular review and benchmark of policy content against market best practices

Own all aspects of travel reporting, up to and including reporting to executive stakeholders. Reporting requirements will include cost summaries and trends, claims management, booking behaviour and policy compliance. Production of summary reports for appropriate audiences as required

Ensuring accurate and up to date contracts and supplier records are maintained, and commercially sensitive information managed in line with information security standards

Maintaining a deep knowledge of the travel market and any market developments

Skills and Experience:

Extensive experience of managing a travel programme for a mid-size, global corporate organisation with c£50m of annual travel spend

Extensive experience of leading concurrent travel initiatives, contract negotiations, and the management of supply relationships across a range of travel activities in a global services organisation

Strong team working skills, and ability to operate across teams, cultural and organisational boundaries

Influencing executive stakeholders and achieving results through working with senior business managers and specialists embedded in regional business functions around the globe

Expertise in delivering meaningful management reports to improve decision making

Experience of developing and implementing global travel category strategy in a multinational company environment

Developing strategic travel plans

Knowledge and implementation of the latest travel technology to enhance the travel programme and ensure that it is a truly global programme; specifically working knowledge of Concur Travel & Expense management systems

Strong market knowledge and evidence of utilising that knowledge to make changes to travel programmes and business decisions

Experience of resolving disputes, an understanding of commercial contract law and key contract terms

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Beaumont Select is a leading Supply Chain & Purchasing Recruitment Agency for permanent and interim staffing solutions. We support a primarily blue chip client base, in the provision of experienced Supply Chain & Purchasing Professionals; successfully resolving their Purchasing Recruitment demands. We have a proven track record in purchasing recruitment and are a leading purchasing recruitment agency. Complying with the BERR Beaumont Select are an Employment Agency and an Employment Business
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